- Contributor: Stephen Burkholder [Stephen@h2osci.com]
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
At the IPM Training for Professional Landscapers meeting held in San Diego a couple of weeks ago, one of the speakers (from Blankinship and Asso.) gave a nice presentation about the permitting process needed when applying herbicides near or in waters. The NPDES permit has some upcoming changes so this presentation points out some of those changes as well.
If you, your company, or your agency is applying pesticides in those situations, it would good for you to review this presentation:
http://www.h2osci.com/uploads/2/1/8/4/21845050/blankinship_posd_ucce_ipm_aq_pest_52014.pdf
Most of the information starts at page 6.
Also see information from the State Water Resources Board:
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/
For information about aquatic weed identification see http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/weeds_multi.html#AQUATIC
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Management: Aquatic Pest Control Pesticide Application Compendium Published 2001 UC ANR Publication 3337
There is also an Aquatic Weed School in Davis in September. For more information see:
http://wric.ucdavis.edu/events/aquatic_weed_school_2014.htm
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
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IPM for Landscape Professionals
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Please join us for the 14th Annual IPM Training Seminar. The Seminar will offer insight into identification of landscape pests and diseases and cultural practices for improved plant health and water quality.
The $50 registration fee ($75 after May 13) will include the Seminar, continental breakfast, lunch, and the University of California Publication: Weed Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards. Registration received after May 13 or at the door is $75 and you will not be guaranteed a lunch or the publication. See the attached file at the end of this blog for Agenda and mail in registration. Click HERE for online registration with credit card payment. Co-sponsored with |
2014 IPM Flyer
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
Scientists at UC Irvine say they've proved that titanium-coated clubs can cause vegetation to burst into flames.
“What this proved was that you could produce sparks with these golf clubs that contain titanium, and they will persist in burning for well over a second,” said James Earthman, a chemical engineering and materials science professor and an author of the golf club study. “And that gives the spark plenty of time.”
When struck against a rock, perhaps by a golfer trying to hit a ball out of the shrubs and weeds in the rough, the titanium coating on the club can produce sparks.
Full story at http://www.ocregister.com/articles/titanium-606130-clubs-golf.html
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
I am working on a project to determine knowledge about snails and slugs in ornamental production. I am a few short of my goal. If you would take about 5 minutes and complete the survey at
https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=9511
by February 15, 2014, I will enter your name in a drawing for the the tool I described in a previous post (the hori-hori knife) . Chances are pretty good - right now there are less than 10 people in the drawing.
Anybody (growers, PCAs, Advisors, etc.) involved with ornamental production is welcome to complete the survey. Be sure you put your contact information in the box at the end of the survey.
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
UC IPM has a new email subscription program for grape growers, farm managers, and PCAs to receive grape pest notifications for the upcoming growing season.
These notifications provide information on what pests to be on the lookout for in the coming days or weeks with links to the UC Pest Management Guidelines, year-round IPM programs, and other ANR resources with more information on identification, monitoring, and management.
Advisory team members are working to keep the memos relevant and brief with the objective of adding value for our busy subscribers.
Yesterday we sent out our first notification on weed management during a drought.
If you are curious and want to subscribe, click here to sign up!
